Genre Studies Network

The more information humans have to deal with on a daily basis and the faster they have to do it, the stronger their need is for effective means of ordering information. Genre as taxonomy fulfils this human need. Genre is used to structure information, to create meaning, and to make sense of reality. These are only a few of the many questions that the genre studies network will address:

How do people arrive at their judgement about the genre of the text?

What is the relationship between the medium and genre, the canon and genre, the author and genre?

Is the development of genres a function of technological development or a result of aesthetic judgement?

How do genres travel across historical, cultural and linguistic boundaries? How do they help and impede human communication?